“H is For Hope” sounded a bit better than “D is For Despair”: Interview with Elizabeth Kolbert about climate change
By Dan Drollette Jr | July 15, 2024
Artist Mona Caron’s WEEDS project specializes in painting giant murals of unloved plants—like the dandelion seen here on the side of a 12-story city building in Gothenburg, Sweden. Caron says that she finds weeds inspiring: They are stubborn and resilient, never giving up but always finding the smallest crack in a world of concrete to reach for the sun. Image courtesy of Mona Caron, used with permission. https://monacaron.com/
“H is For Hope” sounded a bit better than “D is For Despair”: Interview with Elizabeth Kolbert about climate change
By Dan Drollette Jr | July 15, 2024
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Keywords: 2024 election, Antarctica, climate crisis, fossil fuel, global warming, melting, renewables
Topics: Climate Change
Dan Drollette Jr
Dan Drollette Jr is the executive editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He is a science writer/editor and foreign correspondent... Read More
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